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6cm apart in shallow holes and covered with about 2cm of soil. Weed control is essential during the early stages. Beets can be pulled from the time they are 5cm in diameter, which should be eight or nine weeks after sowing. You can also cut some of the young leaves to use in salads. Keep a watch for cutworms. Swiss Chard will give you a fine green display to lift your spirits. It can be grown in a wide variety of soil but it is a heavy feeder so prepare your soil beforehand. Manure or compost must be broken down before being applied in liberal quantities. Rake the soil to a fine tilth and plant the seed clusters 6 to 7,5cm apart. The seeds germinate in five to eight days and will then need to be thinned out. There are also herbs that are hardyenoughtohandlethe Highveld autumn and winter.
Combined plantig of broad beans and radish
Thyme is hardy and unfussy, than one. New growth comes it tastes good and is beneficial from the middle of the plant, to other plants. It makes a so harvest the outside leaves. small, bushy plant and the Less common is chervil, a more the leaves are picked hardy annual that actually the better it does. It doesn ' t prefers cooler weather and like rich soil and also does not full sun conditions. Its wellinpots. delicate, fern like leaves Sage needs a little more make it a very attractive nurturing than thyme and its container plant. growth tends to slow down Oreganum easily withstands and the leaves get smaller in winter frost but likes full sun. winter. Plant it in welldrained soil in full sun. better it grows – in fact you ' ll
The more you harvest the
Parsley needs full sun and have to keep cutting it back. fertile soil, which should be You can also have a look in kept moist. To harvest, snip your local nursery for leaves off several plants rather vegetable seedlings such as
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cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and Brussels sprouts to add further variety to your beds. No matter what you plant though, try not to get carried away – all of us maplotters are guilty of planting too many vegetables at the same time, finishing up with a glut and a family wailing“ not beans again!” Think about how many vegetables you need per serving and how many of that particular vegetable you will get per seed, and plant accordingly. You can always plant more after a couple of weeks, to ensure a constant supply. Some vegetables also lend themselves to preserving through freezing, drying or including in sauces or chutneys, if you have the time or inclination to lay in supplies.
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